Strasbourg 06.10.2024 The European Parliament week ahead 07 – 13 October 2024: Middle East/Lebanon/Hamas terrorist attacks. On Monday at the opening of the plenary session, European parliament president Metsola will make a statement on the anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attack that killed 1,200 Israelis on 7 October 2023 and triggered the war in Gaza….
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EU: Commissioner Breton slams door
16.09.2024 Today European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton announced that he was resigning with immediate effect, saying that President Ursula von der Leyen had asked Emmanuel Macron to proposer another candidate for the job. “I am resigning from my position as European Commissioner, with immediate effect,” announced Thierry Breton in a letter to…
Pavel Durov arrest stirs whirlwind
Brussels 27.08.2024 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that relations with France are at their lowest level following the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov at Le Bourget airport near Paris. The arrest has provoked a stream of condemnations from Russia, although the Kremlin tried to take control over Telegram in 2018. On Monday August…
Ecolo vandals attack Mona Lisa
Brussels 28.01.2024 Today in Louvre Museum, central Paris, vandals have thrown pumpkin soup at Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece, calling for the right to “healthy and sustainable food”. The brutal attack on the most famous artwork by two promoters of the healthy food caused indignation not only of art lovers. The inclination of anarchy typical for…
20 countries willing to join BRICS
Strasbourg 15.06.2023 Nearly 20 countries are seeking to obtain BRICS membership and a group of willing continues to extend, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told TASS news agency. Nearly 20 countries are seeking to get BRICS membership and their number continues to grow, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told TASS:https://t.co/Pjzp84ZnVY pic.twitter.com/CK7hEr9krm — TASS…
China: H.E.Lu Shaye on ex-Soviet Republics status
Brussels 23.04.2023 In an interview Chinese ambassador to France Lu Shaye said that former Soviet countries “have no effective status in international law”. L'ambassadeur de Chine en France Lu Shaye, a estimé que les pays de l’ex-URSS n’ont pas de souveraineté dans le droit international Le ministère français des Affaires étrangères a indiqué avoir «pris…
Mélenchon: Assange French citizenship
Brussels 19.06.2022 Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of France’s left coalition NUPES: “If I’m Prime Minister on Monday, Julian will be a naturalised French citizen and we will ask for him to be sent to us. Mr. Assange should be decorated for his services to the French people.” Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of France's left coalition NUPES: "If…
EU focus on Strategic Compass
Brussels 21.03.2022 “Today is going to be a very long day. We are going to have a joint meeting with the Defence Ministers in order to approve – I hope – the Strategic Compass. Which is not the answer to the Ukrainian war, but it is part of the answer. We have been working on…
EU: Michel invitation to Versailles Council
Brussels 09.03.2022 Invitation letter by President Charles Michel to the members of the European Council ahead of their informal meeting of 10 and 11 March 2022: “Russia has brought war back to Europe. This unprovoked and unjustified military aggression against Ukraine grossly violates international law and undermines European security. Russia is inflicting unspeakable suffering on…
Russia recognises Donetsk and Lugansk independence
Brussels 21.02.2022 Before the signature Russian President Putin informed President of France Emmanuel Macron and Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz of his intention to endorse the decree to recognise Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. https://twitter.com/NewsReaderYT/status/1495847322126798855?s=20&t=nd5RNwJ__ifjmGE-YKT-_A The leaders of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, Denis Pushilin and Leonid Pasechnik, asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to…